Night-time is when I brainstorm; last thing, when the family's asleep and I'm alone, I think about the next day's writing and plan a strategy for my assault on the blank page.
Athol Fugard
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES For me, it's always about what's on the page. I have tremendous respect for writing. When yo... NESTOR CARBONELL There's one thing I know for sure: When I'm most opinionated, my writing sucks. ADRIAN NICOLE LEBLANC I train and I go home, and when I'm home, I think about training. That's my life every day, ... CONOR MCGREGOR One day I think it's the greatest idea ever that I'm working on. The next day I think it'... ERIC CARLE Writing the first draft of a new story is incredibly difficult for me. I will happily do revisions, ... MARIE LU I'm totally active. I am just this side of hyper. I jog and go to the gym every day. When I'... SUZI QUATRO I think it's important to update my fans on what I'm doing and where I'm going next and ... AUSTIN MAHONE I love touring. I can't wait. Everything is just normal when you're finally on tour. I think... ALISON MOSSHART When I'm writing, I separate from everyone. Even my band. I push myself, and I'm alone with ... VIC FUENTES When I'm writing, I'm trying to access my subconscious and turn off my conscious brain. I us... DAN GILROY I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it ... CARL YASTRZEMSKI I'm up all night, and then next thing you know, it's the morning, and I'll sleep, like, ... CHRISTINA MILIAN I think I feel my best - I really feel the fountain of youth is inside, not out - when I'm just ... JACLYN SMITH Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH For me, the moment the mic is on and it's rolling, it's impossible to vocally relax for some... CAT POWER It's a job. When I'm writing I'm going to do it five to six days a week and I'm goin... CANDACE BUSHNELL Whenever I start a new book, I think, 'This is the most interesting subject of all time. It'... GRETCHEN RUBIN It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me. KARL ROVE When I'm playing Big Momma, it's so much work that all I want to do, when I'm finished, ... MARTIN LAWRENCE Oh, I just tend to believe in things when I'm writing them. For instance, when I was writing ... PETER ACKROYD I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day w... JIM CARREY When I'm out there on the mound, I'm fighting for my teammates, fighting for the ability to ... MATT HARVEY That's what I do this for, to secure my family's future. I don't care about anything els... CONOR MCGREGOR For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which do... DAN CHAON I'm always looking to the next thing. There are always hurdles, whether it's the White House... JIMMY KIMMEL When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'... RALPH PETERS That time, when everyone else is asleep, and it's just me and my little man, that's the best... RANDY HOUSER I think I think in the moment. So when I'm in character, I'm in character, and I'm obvio... SACHA BARON COHEN Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between ... EMILY GIFFIN While I love to read contemporary fiction, I'm not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it's because... GERALDINE BROOKS I don't just rely on my right hand when I'm in the ring. That's the least thing I think ... DEONTAY WILDER It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON When I'm actually writing by hand, I get more of a sense of the rhythm of sentences, of syntax. ... NATASHA TRETHEWEY People ask me all the time which I would prefer doing more, but I honestly can't say. When I'... CASSIE STEELE I'm sharpest early, and though I can rewrite any time, day or night, I'm useless after noon ... HALLIE EPHRON I write about five thousand words a day, when working on a book, about three thousand a day if I'... ERIC BROWN I only type every third night. I have no plan. My mind is a blank. I sit down. The typewriter gives ... CHARLES BUKOWSKI I don't even think of it as a strategy. It's me in my element; it's my forte. Me being w... STORMZY I'm focusing on me. I'm focusing on my family's security, my family's financial secu... CONOR MCGREGOR I'm very physical. When I'm writing, I'm playing all the parts; I'm saying the lines... AARON SORKIN I plan my time to a 'T.' I plan when I am going to sleep; I plan when I am going to relax. I... PAYAL KADAKIA For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about wha... VICTORIA LEGRAND I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly,... PARIS-MICHAEL KATHERINE JACKSON Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the mu... JODI PICOULT People ask me if I live each day like it's my last, and I don't. I live each day like it'... KRIS CARR When my dad passed, there's a lot of sadness right below the surface, and I think there will be ... ASHLEY MONROE For me, I'm a filmmaker because, above all, I'm an explorer. It's my way of exploring an... JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing... ADAM RAPP I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ... IAN RANKIN When I'm writing, I'm in an isolation chamber. I'm not one to think about that outside w... ADAM MANSBACH I'm not a chef. I haven't created any new technique in the kitchen. I'm not a rocket sci... RACHAEL RAY Today when I think about diversity, I actually think about the word 'inclusion.' And I think... GINNI ROMETTY I don't do anything but sleep, when I'm not working. I have no life. I'm no fun. All I w... MAGGIE Q I think I'm going to give my baby her first food on Thanksgiving, make her some organic sweet po... LILY ALDRIDGE When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everythi... FANTASIA BARRINO When it comes down to it, I'm thinking about football all the time. When I'm on the golf cou... AL MICHAELS You know how sometimes you hear a chord played on an organ and you can feel it vibrating in your bon... LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON Danny Elfman, the composer, tells me the only time he thinks I'm happy is when I'm on the sc... TIM BURTON I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and ... SINEAD O'CONNOR And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a tota... YANNI It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm g... PATRICIA BRIGGS I write every day. I'm always in the process of writing my last book, until the next one. FARLEY MOWAT It's always good to see the world; always good to see new places. When I'm sitting at home, ... ROMAN REIGNS With anything in life, I think that's when you start stressing yourself out - when you start wor... SCOTT TOLZIEN No, I'm a flirtatious person; I'll flirt all day long, but it really is hard to get into tha... MISSY ELLIOTT I'm a very skeptical guy: my willing suspension of disbelief doesn't go very far when I'... ROBERT J. SAWYER The real amazing thing about all of this is I think I've maintained the mentality of a musician ... VINCE GILL I just think more precaution should be taken when I'm inside the pocket. Look at all the replays... MICHAEL VICK I signed this girl's arm. And the next day, a family member shot me an email, and it was a link ... TAYLOR LAUTNER I do really silly dancing. I love dancing, but I'm not cool when I dance. It's not about my ... IMOGEN HEAP When I write, I feel that I'm writing with my intellect. When I paint, I think it's some oth... ORHAN PAMUK If I'm not working, I have home time with my family, and if I spend that stressing what's go... EWEN BREMNER I'm shooting in Brooklyn, we've got all kinds of crap going on, and I'm all alone now in... DANNY DEVITO For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even witho... WASHED OUT I think basically I'm lazy, but I have a housewife's mentality when I go about my job. INDIRA GANDHI The morning is always my best time of the day for writing because that's when my head is best. ZOE FOSTER BLAKE The Internet is a limitless library at your fingertips. It's a great place to start with the acq... BARRY EISLER I take things on a day to day basis when it gets really hectic. But I do think long term and I'm... ERIKA CHRISTENSEN When I sing, I go somewhere else. Every time after I sing, I'll ask, 'Did I do OK?' Beca... ASHLEY MONROE I think I am difficult to satisfy, because when I win something, I'm already thinking about the ... ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, ... DOLLY PARTON It's tough to go to sleep at night, and I wake up after five hours because I feel like I'm w... DAVE GROHL I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'... BEAR GRYLLS I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to ... CARLI LLOYD I think it's fascinating that I receive attention for what people perceive to be a level of manl... NICK OFFERMAN I'm lucky. As soon as I open my mouth, people see I know what I'm talking about, and when I ... ERTHARIN COUSIN You can't wake up one day and say 'I'm for gay marriage,' and wake up the next day a... ROGER STONE That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and... PARMINDER NAGRA I'm not a late-night person. After 10 P.M., I'm falling asleep. If I'm out at that time,... BLAKE MYCOSKIE A page a day means I need to focus on a gag a day, and that's great for laughs but bad for plot,... DOUG TENNAPEL I think that's the thing I learned at 'Saturday Night Live' - any time I would try and s... BILL HADER I think the thing that I get most excited about is the fact that I know I'm gonna have a great m... A.J. STYLES On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady... LANA PARRILLA With the DVR, I was mostly writing about it as a good thing in giving us the choice of when and how ... DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF
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